Glossary
The terms we use, defined.
The terms used on this website, each defined in a sentence, with a link to where it is explained in full.
- Aligned Acquisition
- Our framework for appointing leaders aligned on three things: the mandate as it truly is, the capability the role demands and the culture the leader will work through. Read more
- Aligned Leadership
- The four dimensions written into every brief: leadership, performance, knowledge and customer focus. Read more
- APEX Leadership Profile
- Our assessment for C Suite and board candidates, including the principle and behaviour consistency review. Not to be confused with the Apex engagement model. Read more
- ASCEND Talent Engagement Profile
- Our assessment for staff, specialists and senior managers. Read more
- Capability Density
- The share of an organisation's critical roles that have a successor ready now or within the year: ready successors divided by critical roles. Read more
- Continuity assurance
- Our commitment for up to 365 days after joining. A resignation is replaced at no further fee; a termination for performance is replaced at a reduced fee. Read more
- Engagement models
- Foundational, Progressive, Strategic and Apex: four levels of assessment depth, intelligence and fee held until the outcome. Read more
- EPC, EPCm and PMC
- Engineering, procurement and construction; engineering, procurement and construction management; project management consultancy. Read more
- H&S Capability Framework
- Our framework that defines every level by role, scale, key decisions and outcomes, on five levels from Awareness to Enterprise Authority. Read more
- H&S Method
- Our seven step search method: Discover, Design, Outreach, Assess, Shortlist, Close and Onboard. Read more
- Human Capital Velocity
- A diagnostic lens on how quickly an organisation converts its talent into business value. Read more
- Intelligence Layer
- Eight intelligence elements delivered within a search, from the Talent Landscape Report to the Integration Check. Read more
- Leadership Vanguard
- Our invitation only, anonymised compendium of senior leaders open to the right opportunity, sent monthly to approved subscribers. Read more
- Commitment on the brief
- The shortlist criteria are agreed in writing before the search begins; if we cannot present candidates who meet them within fifteen days, the commencement fee is returned in full. Read more
- Outcome Partnership
- Our commercial model, in which a share of the fee follows the outcome of the appointment. Read more
- Shared workspace
- Client access to our own applicant tracking system during a mandate, with the live pipeline, notes and feedback in one place. Read more
- Talent Landscape Report
- The size and shape of the market for a role, live compensation and realistic time to appoint, delivered before the first approach. Read more
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